Immanuel Christian getting better

RIDGECREST — The Immanuel Christian boys basketball team lost to Lone Pine 57-36 Tuesday in the Kerr McGee Center.ICS Coach Garry Noel said the team got back its best two players, and as a result, the Crusaders have looked much better.

RIDGECREST — The Immanuel Christian boys basketball team lost to Lone Pine 57-36 Tuesday in the Kerr McGee Center.

ICS Coach Garry Noel said the team got back its best two players, and as a result, the Crusaders have looked much better.

The Crusaders were 9-of-25 from the free-throw line on the night. Although it wasn't a good percentage, Noel said his team is now attacking the basket.

"We want to get there 16-to-20 times a game," Noel said. "We weren't even getting seven or eight free throws a game earlier in the season, so I'm happy that our kids were attacking the basket."

Noel said once Joseph Slatkovsky gets back in shape after taking some time off, the team will be a force to reckon with.

Dillon Cromwell finished the game with 19 points, Paul Henderson had three points and four rebounds, Slatkovsky had two points, four rebounds and a steal, while Kenny Witham had four points and nine rebounds.

The Crusaders move on to play Antelope Valley Christian at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Kerr McGee Center.